Cassine (genus)

Cassine
Cassine peragua, the Cape Saffron tree.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Cassine
L.[1]
Species

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For other uses, see Cassine.

Cassine is a genus of trees, of the plant family Celastraceae.[2]

Description

Cassine species grow as shrubs or small trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits have a pit (stone).[1]

Distribution and habitat

Cassine species are distributed widely throughout the tropics, mainly in Africa.[1]

Species

As of June 2014 The Plant List recognises 68 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names):[3]

  • Cassine aethiopica Thunb.
  • Cassine albens (Retz.) Kosterm.
  • Cassine albivenosa (Chiov.) Cufod.
  • Cassine anjouanensis (H.Perrier) Lobr.-Callen
  • Cassine aquifolium Fiori
  • Cassine australis (Vent.) Kuntze
    • var. angustifolia (Benth.) Jessup
  • Cassine balae Kosterm.
  • Cassine brachycremastra (Guillaumin) I.H.Müll.
  • Cassine buchananii Loes.
  • Cassine bupleuroides (Guillaumin) I.H.Müll.
  • Cassine burkeana (Sond.) Kuntze
  • Cassine comorensis Loes.
  • Cassine confertiflora (Tul.) Loes.
  • Cassine congylos Kosterm.
  • Cassine crocea (Thunb.) C.Presl
  • Cassine cubensis (Bisse) Borhidi
  • Cassine cunninghamii (Montrouz.) Lobr.-Callen
  • Cassine curtipendula (Endl.) Kuntze
  • Cassine ehrenbergii (Urb.) Alain
  • Cassine elliptica (Decne.) Kuntze
  • Cassine eucleiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
  • Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Kuntze
  • Cassine grossa (Wall. ex Roxb.) Kosterm.
  • Cassine gymnosporiodes (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine humbertii (H.Perrier) Lobr.-Callen
  • Cassine kamerunensis (Loes.) Govaerts
  • Cassine kamurensis (Loes.) Govaerts
  • Cassine kedarnathii Sasidh. & Swarupan.
  • Cassine koordersii Kosterm.
  • Cassine lanceolata (Urb. & Ekman) Alain
  • Cassine laneana (A.H.Moore) J.W.Ingram
  • Cassine lippoldii (Bisse) Borhidi
  • Cassine lyciodes (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine macrocarpa (Sond.) Kuntze
  • Cassine maritima (Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Cassine matabelica (Loes.) Steedman
  • Cassine megaphylla (Tul.) Kuntze
  • Cassine melanocarpa (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Cassine micrantha Loes.
  • Cassine nipensis (Bisse) Borhidi
  • Cassine nitidula (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine obiensis Kosterm.
  • Cassine oligantha (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine orientalis (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Cassine paniculata (Wight & Arn.) Lobr.-Callen
  • Cassine papillosa (Hochst.) Kuntze
  • Cassine parvifolia Sond.
  • Cassine pauciflora (Tul.) Loes.
  • Cassine peragua L.
    • subsp. affinis (Sond.) R.H.Archer
    • subsp. barbata (L.) R.H.Archer
  • Cassine pilosa (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine pininsularis (Hürl.) I.H.Müll.
    • subsp. poyaensis I.H.Müll.
  • Cassine quadrangulata (Reissek) Kuntze
  • Cassine reticulata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Codd
  • Cassine schinoides (Spreng.) R.H.Archer
  • Cassine schlechteriana Loes.
  • Cassine schweinfurthiana Loes.
  • Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Druce
  • Cassine trachyclada (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd
  • Cassine trinitensis (Bisse) Borhidi
  • Cassine vacciniodes (Baker) Kuntze
  • Cassine viburnifolia (Juss.) Ding Hou
  • Cassine vitiensis (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm.
  • Cassine xylocarpa Vent.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Cassine L.". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 113–114. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ PlantZAfrica.com: The site for information about plants native to southern Africa (Online information website). Pretoria, South Africa: South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/casspera.htm. Retrieved 16 May 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Cassine". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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